real tuff defender

[bigbugga]

Arotech Awarded $1.1 Million Armored Land Rover Contract for Iraq!
Arotech Corporation has announced that its MDT vehicle armoring subsidiary was awarded a $1.1 million contract for armored vehicles for operations in Iraq. The Land Rover Defender SUVs are being armored for delivery to Iraq over the next 6 weeks.



“These vehicles join the other armored vehicles that we have already delivered to Iraq,” said Robert S. Ehrlich, Arotech Chairman and CEO. “It is clear that those serving and working in Iraq continue to need armored protection, and we are working diligently and proudly to serve them.”

MDT is a leader in state-of the art, lightweight armoring of vehicles. MDT's vehicle armoring business has years of battlefield experience and has provided life-saving protection under the most extreme conditions, which include assault rifles and bomb blasts. MDT armors a variety of armored vehicles: SUV’s such as the Toyota Land Cruiser, the Land Rover Defender and the GM Suburban; vans and buses – from an 8 passenger Ford Econoline to a 16 passenger Mercedes bus; ambulances and other specialty vehicles.


Fully armored Land Rover Defender 110


Retaining look and feel of original vehicle. Uses state-of-the-art ceramics, composite materials and specialty steel.
Armoring level D level – 360º perimeter, defeats military assault rifles at point plank velocities – AK 47 (M1943) and M-16 (M193). Armored roof/floor. Perimeter protection against IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices)
Licensed No. of Passengers Driver + 6 passengers (71 kg each)
Payload/Gross Vehicle Weight 185 kg / 3,510 kg
Front/rear axel load 1238 kg / 2087 kg
Armor weight 745 kg
Air conditioning Front and rear units
Options Run-flat inserts; Various seating arrangements; Explosion proof gas tanks; public address systems; Sirens; and more…
Delivery time 90 days

Arotech Corporation (www.arotech.com) provides quality defense and security products for the military, law enforcement and homeland security markets, including advanced zinc-air and lithium batteries and chargers, multimedia interactive simulators/trainers and lightweight vehicle armoring.
Source: MDT Armor

[one_iota]

Just the thing for road rage in Sydney's south west..and only 90 days lead time!!!

[Phoenix]

Very Nice. I liked the article in LROI about the armoured Rangies, not to speedy though. But the defender looks berrer I reakon, and who would expect a Defender to be armoured

[Pirate]

Says that it has rear aircon unit?

Has anyone seen what this setup looks like?

[Phoenix]

I don't think that the article went into detail. I had a look at the companies website, http://www.mdtisrael.com/, and there are a few more pics, but no details, sorry [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif[/img]

[VladTepes]

Can you imagine the weight of that thing :?: :!:

You won't be snatching that out of the mud...... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

[Defender200Tdi]

Originally posted by Pirate
Says that it has rear aircon unit?

Has anyone seen what this setup looks like?

Probably something like this


Paul